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William James Sidis ( / ˈsaɪdɪs /; April 1, 1898 – July 17, 1944) was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical and linguistic skills, for which he was active as a mathematician, linguist, historian, and author (whose works were published covertly due to never using his real name). He wrote the book The Animate and the ...
- John W. Shattuck, Frank Folupa, Parker Greene, Jacob Marmor
- July 17, 1944 (aged 46), Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- April 1, 1898, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
William James Sidis was born to Jewish Ukrainian immigrants on April 1, 1898, in New York City. His father, Boris Sidis, Ph.D., M.D., had emigrated in 1887 to escape political persecution. His mother, Sarah (Mandelbaum) Sidis, M.D., and her family had fled the pogroms in 1889. Sarah attended Boston University and graduated from its School of ...
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Aug 9, 2021 · In 1909 and 1910 one could scarcely pick up a newspaper that had not carried stories of the incredible mental exploits of William James Sidis, the 11-year-old son of a Harvard psychology professor.
1 Apr 1898. Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA. Death. 17 Jul 1944 (aged 46) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Burial. Harmony Grove Cemetery. Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA Add to Map. Plot. Harmony Grove 791 P. Memorial ID. 19750232. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 28. Flowers 98. Memorials.
SIDIS GETS YEAR AND HALF IN JAIL. Boston Herald, Wednesday, May 14, 1919. Click to enlarge. Distortion of his likeness aside, this article contains some of his trial testimony. William James Sidis, who was graduated from Harvard at the age of 15, told Judge Albert F. Hayden in the Roxbury Municipal Court yesterday that he is a Socialist, a ...
Boston Herald, May 3, 1919----- "Riot" = peaceful protest. Arrest 102 In Roxbury Boston Transcript, May 3, 1919 . Four Boston Radicals Get Prison Sentences New York Times, May 3, 1919 . Boston Rioters' Cases Disposed Of Bangor [Maine] Commercial, May 3, 1919 . Sidis Gets Year And Half In Jail Boston Herald, May 14, 1919.
Of Burlington, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Beloved son of James H. Cockroft, Jr. and Elaine (Wolfenden) Cockroft; his three sisters, Heather Denehy and her husband Keith of N. Reading ...
